Originally Posted by
GBOAC
Is not being able to travel due to government and other travel restrictions actually voluntary (for the individual impatcted)?
That is certainly voluntary. Why do you consider it to a risk of the airline that you are not allowed to travel? Sorry, but that has very little to do with BA and there is no merits to asking BA to protect your favorable Avios ticket.
Anyway, rest assured that there will be several opportunities later to use your Avios with significant saving like the 50% off offer.